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flag The Fromelles Association seeks DNA and stories from relatives to identify 70 unidentified Australian soldiers from WWI’s worst single-day loss.

flag Families across the Hunter region are being urged to help identify 70 Australian soldiers from the 1916 Battle of Fromelles, where over 5,500 Australians died in a single day—the worst loss for any Australian unit in World War I. flag Many were young men from Newcastle and surrounding towns who served in the 5th Division. flag Though their names are recorded, their final resting places were unknown until a 2008 discovery of a mass grave in France yielded 250 remains, 180 of which have been identified through DNA. flag The remaining 70, known as the “Final 70,” include miners, clerks, and lifesavers. flag The Fromelles Association of Australia is calling on living relatives to contribute DNA samples or family stories to help complete identifications. flag Free genealogical support is available through the Australian Army’s Unrecovered War Casualties Unit. flag As Remembrance Day approaches on November 11, Newcastle will hold a ceremony at Civic Park with a flypast of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, honoring the fallen and their families.

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